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Agent skill
Literature Survey Generator
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
Generate a complete academic literature survey from scratch using multi-agent orchestration.
Install Literature Survey Generator
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills literature-survey-generator --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator .claude/skills/literature-survey-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "literature-survey-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator into .claude/skills/literature-survey-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-survey-generator", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generatorType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills literature-survey-generator --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator .agents/skills/literature-survey-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "literature-survey-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator into .agents/skills/literature-survey-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-survey-generator", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills literature-survey-generator --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator .cursor/skills/literature-survey-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "literature-survey-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator into .cursor/skills/literature-survey-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-survey-generator", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills literature-survey-generator --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator .gemini/skills/literature-survey-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "literature-survey-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator into .gemini/skills/literature-survey-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-survey-generator", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills literature-survey-generatorInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator .github/skills/literature-survey-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "literature-survey-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator into .github/skills/literature-survey-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-survey-generator", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills literature-survey-generator --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator .opencode/skills/literature-survey-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "literature-survey-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator into .opencode/skills/literature-survey-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-survey-generator", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
literature-survey-generator- GitHub stars
- 4.6k
- Token cost
- ~2.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 905 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Generate a complete academic literature survey from scratch using multi-agent orchestration.
- Works in 6 steps: Setup → Phase 1 — Parallel Journal Search → Phase 2 — Process (3 Parallel Agents) → …
- The user asks to generate a literature review
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Overview, Execution Instructions and Critical Rules, plus 2 more sections
- Calls curl; reaches api.openalex.org and api.unpaywall.org
What it does
Literature Survey Generator is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Generate a complete academic literature survey from scratch using multi-agent orchestration. Searches academic databases (OpenAlex, CrossRef, Unpaywall), downloads PDFs, builds BibTeX, drafts a LaTeX review, compiles it, reviews for quality, and revises based on feedback — all automated. Use this skill whenever the user asks to "generate a literature review", "write a survey paper", "review recent papers on [topic]", "create a survey of [field]", "综述", "文献综述", "survey papers in top journals", or wants a…
Its SKILL.md is about 2.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/latex-template.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Literature review, Multi-agent orchestration and LaTeX. It works with LaTeX. The repository describes itself as: 🔬 A curated collection of 23,000+ agent skills for empirical research across 8 social science disciplines. | 精选 23,000+ AI Agent 技能库，覆盖8大社会科学学科的实证研究。CoPaper.AI…
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to generate a literature review
- Write a survey paper
- Review recent papers on [topic]
- Create a survey of [field]
Example prompts
- “generate a literature review”
- “write a survey paper”
- “review recent papers on [topic]”
- “/literature-survey-generator”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Agent, WebFetch, WebSearch, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Setup
- Phase 1 — Parallel Journal Search
- Phase 2 — Process (3 Parallel Agents)
- Phase 3 — Draft LaTeX Survey
- Phase 4 — Review & Revise
- Deliver
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9fa87d8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
BashReadWriteEditGlobGrepAgentWebFetchWebSearchTaskCreate
…and 2 more on the same allowed-tools line.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
curl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
api.openalex.orgapi.unpaywall.orgapi.crossref.orgdoi.org
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Literature Survey Generator loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 203 tokens; SKILL.md has 905 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Agent, WebFetch, WebSearch, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 905 words (~2,709 tokens).
“A multi-agent, multi-phase pipeline that produces a complete academic literature survey in LaTeX with BibTeX — from search to final compiled PDF.”
- name
- literature-survey-generator
- allowed-tools
- Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Agent, WebFetch, WebSearch, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/latex-template.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Survey Generator this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Arxiv MCP Serverblazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server | 3.2k | — | ~353 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Arxiv Paper Writerappautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL | 458 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Arxiv Paper Writeryunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills | 267 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Research Paper WritingAlexAI-MCP/hermes-CCC | 135 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Academic Paper Writing PipelineImbad0202/academic-research-skills | 51k | — | ~16k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Literature Survey Generator
What does Literature Survey Generator do?
Generate a complete academic literature survey from scratch using multi-agent orchestration. Literature Survey Generator is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Generate a complete academic literature survey from scratch using multi-agent orchestration.
When should I use Literature Survey Generator?
Literature Survey Generator fits situations like: the user asks to generate a literature review; write a survey paper; review recent papers on [topic]; create a survey of [field].
How do I install Literature Survey Generator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/literature-survey-generator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Literature Survey Generator in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/68-research-productivity-skills/literature-survey-generator in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/literature-survey-generator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Literature Survey Generator in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill literature-survey-generator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/literature-survey-generator, .gemini/skills/literature-survey-generator, .github/skills/literature-survey-generator and .opencode/skills/literature-survey-generator in your project.
What does Literature Survey Generator need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Literature Survey Generator needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Agent, WebFetch, WebSearch, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList.
Does Literature Survey Generator access the network?
SKILL.md names 4 domains. In commands or code: api.openalex.org, api.unpaywall.org, api.crossref.org and doi.org; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Literature Survey Generator safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Literature Survey Generator use?
Literature Survey Generator has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Literature Survey Generator use?
About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Literature Survey Generator?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Literature Survey Generator: Arxiv MCP Server (blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server, 3.2k stars), Arxiv Paper Writer (appautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL, 458 stars), Arxiv Paper Writer (yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills, 267 stars) and Research Paper Writing (AlexAI-MCP/hermes-CCC, 135 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Literature Survey Generator?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,556 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.